1 Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication. Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication.
The percentage of Americans without health insurance just hit an all-time low. The percentage of Americans that do not have health insurance now sits at 8.6%, the lowest on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Employer-sponsored insurance continues to be the largest source of health insurance coverage in 2010, covering 55.3% of the population, a decline from 56.1% in 2009 and 64.1% in 1999. Uninsured rates for Hispanics (30.7%) and blacks (20.8%) are higher than for non-Hispanic whites (11.7%).